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Hot Seating Hook

In year one class, I hot seated the character Captain Hook to help the children develop how to ask questions and also as a research task for my personal use, to help me gain an understanding of my character and for extra characterisation. As an extra part of research I have reflected on my hot seating.

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Ghaye (2011) argues that there are four common strategies of reflection.

Reflection in action – thinking on spot.

Reflection on practise – after the lesson evaluating

Reflection for action – for an aim or a specific reason

Reflection with action – mindful future action.

Reflection in action: When Jack asked if I was scared of the crocodile, my reaction was to curl up in a ball and cry to which all the children found amusing. However, the topic of the crocodile became a reoccurring subject, so when I reflected in action I threatened the children to make them walk the plank which soon made them change the theme of the questions!

Reflection on practise: Reflecting on practice, I think for better characterisation research I should have told a story at the beginning for children then to be able to think of more questions to ask me as sometimes there were awquard gaps which I filled with jokes.

Reflection for action: The aim of the ‘Hot Seating’ was for self-benefit to help the connection between myself and my character become stronger. I did two activities including my pirate song and dance and a pirate game, all of which everyone joined in on.

Reflection with action: For the future, I will be more prepared for example I told a joke with the word ‘addictive’ in, I assumed at that age the children would know what that meant. However, a handful of children didn’t know what it meant and therefore I had to explain. So in our performance I could use that joke but would have to find a word that every child would be able to understand to find the joke humorous.